This page is for information related to options / solutions for going forward as well as background information related to those solutions.
Below are Ray's presentations for the 2 options discussed on 2/4/10 ("TechVisionBudget . . . . . ). At that meeting, the team reviewed and discussed Ray's proposals as a way to begin to test and refine our values and criteria. Please see the the discussion document for questions raised. Feel free to start discussion threads on those questions or to point new questions.
Values / Criteria against which solutions should be assessed (from earlier discussions):
Support student centered learning
Support differentiated learning / teaching
Ubiquitous access and use of technology at home and school
Device independent, flexible
leverages cloud computing and open source (to reduce cost and increase access and flexibility)
low cost (to the school)
Objectives of Any Solution:
Improve the Learning Process
Improve the Teaching Process
Reduce Equipment / Operating Costs
Reduce Labor Costs (i.e. teaching or support costs)
Options Presented for Discussion:
Option 1: Expansion and improvement of current approach
Schools continue to bear most of the technology cost for infrastructure, devices, and software.
Option 2: New approaches for increased flexibility and to offload costs from the schools
Schools pay some of the cost, but vendors pay for infrastructure and parents pay device and access costs.
Move to open source software and cloud computing to further reduce cost to the schools and increase flexibility.
Discussion Document: Summary of 2/4/10 Discussion of the above Options: This document summarizes the discussion and the questions raised during discussion that require follow-up. One point agreed is that as we go forward to discuss and develop our recommendations, we'd like to discuss the solutions themselves separately from the payment/funding options. (While for some solutions, the solution and funding are tied tightly together, there are multiple payment options that can be applied to whatever solution is selected). The solution and payment model would then be pulled together into a final set of recommendations. Discussion of Options 020410.ppt
One Suggestion:
I suggest that we focus on the bold red items common to both options as listed in the discussion doc above at our next meeting. One simple way to frame the discussion and simultaneously stay grounded, would be simply to create a list of the functions or activities we believe are necessary in the classroom by grade. For each activity assess on a scale of say 0-3 how well each device (lap top, note book, smart board, cell phone etc) would meet the need. I created a sample starting points with example data-- disregard the content of the data, it is only intended as a sample of what I mean.
Below are Ray's presentations for the 2 options discussed on 2/4/10 ("TechVisionBudget . . . . . ). At that meeting, the team reviewed and discussed Ray's proposals as a way to begin to test and refine our values and criteria. Please see the the discussion document for questions raised. Feel free to start discussion threads on those questions or to point new questions.
Values / Criteria against which solutions should be assessed (from earlier discussions):
Objectives of Any Solution:
Options Presented for Discussion:
Option 1: Expansion and improvement of current approach
Schools continue to bear most of the technology cost for infrastructure, devices, and software.
Option 2: New approaches for increased flexibility and to offload costs from the schools
Schools pay some of the cost, but vendors pay for infrastructure and parents pay device and access costs.
Move to open source software and cloud computing to further reduce cost to the schools and increase flexibility.
Both Options are presented in Ray's document:
**Technology Plan FY2011.ppt**
Detailed Costs for Option 1: Expansion and improvement of current approach
TechVisionBudget 2010 District Option 2-4-10.pdf
Detailed Costs for Option 2: New approaches for increased flexibility and to offload costs from the schools
TechVisionBudget 2011- Parent Option 2-4-10.pdf
Discussion Document: Summary of 2/4/10 Discussion of the above Options:
This document summarizes the discussion and the questions raised during discussion that require follow-up. One point agreed is that as we go forward to discuss and develop our recommendations, we'd like to discuss the solutions themselves separately from the payment/funding options. (While for some solutions, the solution and funding are tied tightly together, there are multiple payment options that can be applied to whatever solution is selected). The solution and payment model would then be pulled together into a final set of recommendations.
Discussion of Options 020410.ppt
One Suggestion:
I suggest that we focus on the bold red items common to both options as listed in the discussion doc above at our next meeting. One simple way to frame the discussion and simultaneously stay grounded, would be simply to create a list of the functions or activities we believe are necessary in the classroom by grade. For each activity assess on a scale of say 0-3 how well each device (lap top, note book, smart board, cell phone etc) would meet the need. I created a sample starting points with example data-- disregard the content of the data, it is only intended as a sample of what I mean.